>>shepard: thank you from boston. breaking news, now, the mayor of new york city is speaking on the snowstorm that is hit the northeast and the folks in his city who are without home, without power and food and gas and it is a horrible mess. >> the weather forecast, they say that the original forecast 1" to 3" of wet stuff at the worst stands and they do not think it will be more than that. with that in mind, please do not drive if you can avoid it. use mass transit. if you must drive, exercise extreme caution. now, it is a good idea to stay indoors with this because hurricane sandy weakened trees and the high winds could cause more trees and limbs to come down and the debris is still on the streets to blow around dangerously. we will also have unseasonably cold temperatures tonight unfortunately dropping into the mid-30's and the high winds will make it feel as if it is in the mid-20's. in the face of the weather conditions, we have taken a number of steps to present new yorkers especially our most vulnerable orderin